Album Rating: 4.0

On the first few warm-ups, I connect with this album much more than with Souvlaki. To be honest, it is an album of the year contender to me as of now. It shouldn't really come as a surprise though, considering Souvlaki is more "My Slow Valentine" and this one leans more towards a "Cocteau Dive" direction which I largely prefer

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

souvlaki makes this look like absolute garbage

Album Rating: 4.0

Souvlaki is a bit tame. But I'll admit that it's a great album at least.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I like that they drew more on the Just For a Day aesthetic for this. In my reckoning Slowdive are a dream pop band first and foremost.

Album Rating: 4.0

I've yet to properly "dive" into their discography (it's a "slow" process, right), but as of now, I'd say Souvlaki is a middle place between dream pop and shoegaze while this is way more on the dream poppy side of things with a much less washy sound and more emphasis on spherical/spacey sound patterns.

Album Rating: 4.0

I agree, Souvlaki is the only one where shoegaze and dream pop is equally predominant. This one is a bit more shoegaze than Just For a Day. All three have the wall of sound characteristics but I agree that here they're less the primary focus.

Album Rating: 4.0

Slowdive makes it a bit harder to identify the shoegaze than most bands I've heard so since their attack is less about layering noise and more about layering pretty walls of texture.

Album Rating: 4.0

If that's the case, it's likely I'll pick up Just For a Day next - even though the list of albums to listen to has expanded by quite a bit over the last two weeks and I don't know when I'll get around to it, the usual issue



The one problem I have with the wall of sound approach is that I feel like in some cases the space between the individual notes gets filled up too densely, while I think that the space between the notes the place where a piece of music actually "breathes", if that makes any sense. That's why I often find it tiring to listen to an album of that kind all the way through. It's not really the case with Souvlaki, like I said I really like that album, but it might be a thing that's holding it down for me nonetheless. There are some "wall of sound"-based albums that I admire, so - like anything in music - it isn't a rule, just a tendency for me.

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh yeah, if you haven't heard Just For a Day yet definitely give that a go. Don't skimp on their early EPs either, some of their best songs are on those.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah, haven't heard it yet - like I mentioned, I'm basically a Slowdive beginner. That said, I've already noticed that their early EPs hold a special place for a lot of their fans, so they won't be disregarded

Album Rating: 4.0

Give me your heart, it's a curious thing...

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

still sounds like Running Up That Hill

Album Rating: 4.0

now i feel bad about giving this a 4

Album Rating: 4.0

im better than this...........

Album Rating: 2.5

it's ok tyler.

Been said a lot but can't be said enough, Slomo is an amazing opener.

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE
IT'S A CURIOUS LOVE.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

fuck this overrated tho

Album Rating: 4.5

My AOTY...and I am a fucking metal head true and through...

Album Rating: 4.0

It's definitely a contender for me. At the moment it would either be this or the new Ulver. That said, I've yet to find an album released this year that really floors me.



But my last 3 AOTYs have all been released in the latter third of the year, so I'm still confident that it will eventually happen

Album Rating: 4.0

I can't wait for winter to hit. I will be listening to this shit on repeat. Such an "I've got glare from the snow in my eyes" album.